Below are some helpful resources:
Castor and Pollux Bow Wow Trivia - play and food is donated to dogs at shelters.
Castor and Pollux Meow Trivia - play and food is donated to cats at animal shelters.
You can play the links each day and help feed animals in shelters! It's fun and quick!
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Local Spots:
Humane Society of Louisiana - established in 1988, the Humane Society of Louisiana leads the fight against cruelty to animals statewide.
New Orleans Food Cooperative -
We are a community group who believe in healthy, affordable groceries, and who support local and regional food production.
NewOrleans.Com
- it's the first place visitors go to find out where to stay, where to
eat, and what do to in our area. And with a focus on our local
community--the people who live and work here, we’re creating a robust
site we hope will become part of your daily routine.
Louisiana Week for the
Animals - Visit us for more information and please join our Louisiana Week for Animals Facebook community!
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"all over the place" Spots:
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary -
provides shelter to cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, sheep, and goats who
have been rescued from cases of abuse, neglect and abandonment.
Humane Society Legislative Fund - HSLF works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal
level, to educate the public about animal protection issues, and to
support humane candidates for office.
Humane Seal -
The Humane Charity Seal of Approval is the easiest way for donors to
spot charities that are committed to providing vital services and care
to patients or advancing research without the use of animals.
Curmudgeon Cow
- Bhaktin Jeannette has a cow protection mission to accomplish...she
recommends reading Animal Liberation by Peter Singer and any book in
the Skinny Bitch series of books by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin as
good introductions to the plight of factory farm animals and veganism.
Vegan Outreach - working to expose and
end cruelty to animals through the widespread distribution
of our illustrated booklets (pdfs).
Farm Sanctuary - works to end cruelty to farm animals and promotes compassionate living through rescue, education
and advocacy.
P.E.T.A. - the largest animal rights organization in the world.
EarthSave -
EarthSave leads a global movement of people from all walks of life who
are taking concrete steps to promote healthy and life-sustaining food
choices ... We advocate and promote a delicious, planet-friendly diet.
Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine (PCRM) - Doctors and laypersons working together for compassionate and effective medical practice, research, and health promotion.
Free veg starter kits and other educational materials being provided by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Watch the documentary "Earthlings" go to www.earthlings.com and watch it for $2.99 Highly recommended.
Vegan Divine - is a premier online vegan gift shop.
Vaute Couture - vegan winter coats.
Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe - is a vegan owned, vegan operated online/retail store in Atlanta, GA.
United Poultry Concerns - operates a unique sanctuary for
chickens and other domestic fowl in Machipongo, Virginia, and seeks to make the public aware of
the ways poultry are treated by our society and elsewhere in the
world.
FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement) -
promoting vegan, plant-based diets to save animals, protect the environment, and improve health.
Raw for Thirty
- an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with
'incurable' diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin.
Ask Molly the Pup - great facts & information for the health & well-being of your dogs.